Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I THE SELECTED ORATIONS
- The Most Revd the Metropolitan ANTHONY of Sourozh (1996)
- Margaret ATWOOD (2001)
- Susan Jocelyn BELL BURNELL (1996)
- Quentin Saxby BLAKE (2004)
- Hans Martin BLIX (2007)
- The Rt Hon. Betty BOOTHROYD (1994)
- Peter Robert Lamont BROWN (2004)
- Sir George Adrian Hayhurst CADBURY (1994)
- Louis CHA (2005)
- Avram Noam CHOMSKY (1995)
- Elias James COREY (2000)
- Ann COTTON (2007)
- John Philip William DANKWORTH (2004)
- Ray Milton DOLBY (1997)
- Clifford GEERTZ (1997)
- Antony Mark David GORMLEY (2003)
- Sir John Bertrand GURDON (2007)
- Jürgen HABERMAS (1999)
- Sir Peter Reginald Frederick HALL (2003)
- Sir David HARE (2005)
- David HOCKNEY (2007)
- Gurdev Singh KHUSH (2000)
- KIM Dae-jung (2001)
- Sir Aaron KLUG (1998)
- Dame Cleo LAINE (2004)
- David Kellogg LEWIS (2001)
- Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA (1996)
- Sir Arthur Gregory George MARSHALL (1996)
- Jonathan Wolfe MILLER (1996)
- Stroud Francis Charles (Toby) MILSOM (2003)
- Gordon MOORE (1999)
- Sir Nevill Francis MOTT (1994)
- Sadako OGATA (1999)
- Sheila Doris OVERHILL (1999: Hon. MA)
- Bridget Louise RILEY (1995)
- Sir Denis Eric ROOKE (2000)
- The Hon. Miriam Louisa ROTHSCHILD (1999)
- David RUBIO (2000: Hon. MA)
- Dame Sheila Patricia Violet SHERLOCK (1995)
- Dame Margaret Natalie Cross SMITH (1994)
- Sir Tom STOPPARD (2000)
- Sir John Edward SULSTON (2003)
- Aung San SUU KYI (1998)
- Dame Kiri TE KANAWA (1997)
- Sir Keith Vivian THOMAS (1995)
- Muriel Claire TOMALIN (2007)
- The Most Revd Desmond Mpilo TUTU (1999)
- Helen Hennessy VENDLER (1997)
- Sir Bernard Arthur Owen WILLIAMS (2002)
- The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Rowan Douglas WILLIAMS (2006)
- Sir Colin Alexander St John WILSON (1999)
Jürgen HABERMAS (1999)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I THE SELECTED ORATIONS
- The Most Revd the Metropolitan ANTHONY of Sourozh (1996)
- Margaret ATWOOD (2001)
- Susan Jocelyn BELL BURNELL (1996)
- Quentin Saxby BLAKE (2004)
- Hans Martin BLIX (2007)
- The Rt Hon. Betty BOOTHROYD (1994)
- Peter Robert Lamont BROWN (2004)
- Sir George Adrian Hayhurst CADBURY (1994)
- Louis CHA (2005)
- Avram Noam CHOMSKY (1995)
- Elias James COREY (2000)
- Ann COTTON (2007)
- John Philip William DANKWORTH (2004)
- Ray Milton DOLBY (1997)
- Clifford GEERTZ (1997)
- Antony Mark David GORMLEY (2003)
- Sir John Bertrand GURDON (2007)
- Jürgen HABERMAS (1999)
- Sir Peter Reginald Frederick HALL (2003)
- Sir David HARE (2005)
- David HOCKNEY (2007)
- Gurdev Singh KHUSH (2000)
- KIM Dae-jung (2001)
- Sir Aaron KLUG (1998)
- Dame Cleo LAINE (2004)
- David Kellogg LEWIS (2001)
- Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA (1996)
- Sir Arthur Gregory George MARSHALL (1996)
- Jonathan Wolfe MILLER (1996)
- Stroud Francis Charles (Toby) MILSOM (2003)
- Gordon MOORE (1999)
- Sir Nevill Francis MOTT (1994)
- Sadako OGATA (1999)
- Sheila Doris OVERHILL (1999: Hon. MA)
- Bridget Louise RILEY (1995)
- Sir Denis Eric ROOKE (2000)
- The Hon. Miriam Louisa ROTHSCHILD (1999)
- David RUBIO (2000: Hon. MA)
- Dame Sheila Patricia Violet SHERLOCK (1995)
- Dame Margaret Natalie Cross SMITH (1994)
- Sir Tom STOPPARD (2000)
- Sir John Edward SULSTON (2003)
- Aung San SUU KYI (1998)
- Dame Kiri TE KANAWA (1997)
- Sir Keith Vivian THOMAS (1995)
- Muriel Claire TOMALIN (2007)
- The Most Revd Desmond Mpilo TUTU (1999)
- Helen Hennessy VENDLER (1997)
- Sir Bernard Arthur Owen WILLIAMS (2002)
- The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Rowan Douglas WILLIAMS (2006)
- Sir Colin Alexander St John WILSON (1999)
Summary
IUSTUS, ait propheta, in sua fide uiuet. iustum uirum hunc esse e fide apparet; fidem si quaeritis, rationi qua praediti natura sint homines affirmandae et arguendae cognoritis eum totum deditum, idque eis temporibus cum spretam uel detortam uel dubitatam praesertim in patria uidebat. dignum eum esse qui inter eos habeatur agnoscimus qui quasi lumen scientiae quoddam attulerunt ad naturam et mores societatis humanae accurate perfecteque penetrandos; quorum inter Germanos maior exstitisse uidetur numerus quam usquam alibi ex quo primum erupit apud Graecos philosophandi studium.
at qua norma ualet mos? quo fit iure facinus iustum? itane effici potest ut ratione potius usi quam ui uiuamus inter nos? talia secum iamdudum reputans hic uir breui quidem sic fortasse respondeat, ingenio quo quid inter nos communicare possimus eo inhaerere rationem, adeoque praeualere posse meliorem ratiocinationem ut consensio fiat. sed uia longa reputandi et multiplex est, nec iam in omnibus partibus munita: sed si quis uult sequi, pro mansionibus ut ita dicam et deuersoriis libros inueniet, quorum duos praecipue, de consilio communiter agendi et de perpetua ratione sapientium conscriptos, qui legerit percurrat.
multae uariaeque necesse est in opere tanto suppeditent doctrinae, quibus si quando dubitatum est rectene hic pro consuetudine cuiusque utatur, quid mirum? multo magis hoc praestat, quod inter scopulos illecebrasque dubitantium clauum rectum tenet seruatque rationem. adhuc uisus procul, et apparebit in finem et non mentietur.
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- Cambridge Orations, 1993–2007A Selection, pp. 36 - 37Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009